Stephen Haseler

Stephen Haseler (born 9 January 1942) is Professor of Government, author of numerous books on contemporary politics, and Director of The Global Policy Institute in London. His chair( held since 1986) is at London Metropolitan University, and, since obtaining his doctorate from The London School of Economics, he has held Visiting Professorships at Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. He is a Senior Fellow at The Federal Trust. His specialisms are British politics, the UK Constitution, Transatlantic relations and European defence. He is one of the foremost authorities on, and critic of, the British monarchy and the unwritten constitution and regularly appears on national television and radio and writes columns for national newspapers on this subject.

He has a long record of political involvement in Britain, having stood for Parliament for the Labour Party in Saffron Walden at the 1966 general election, when he was the youngest candidate in the country . He served as Deputy Mayor of the Greater London Council in the 1970s, then became a founder and joint secretary of the Social Democratic Alliance. He was a founder member of the Social Democratic Party in 1981. He is also known as an advocate of radical constitutional change, including a written constitution and a republican form of government. He was co-chair of the Radical Society (1988–96) and Chair of the pressure group Republic (1990–2006). He has a large publication record, including The Gaitskellites (Macmillan, 1969), The Death of British Democracy (Elek, 1976), The Tragedy of Labour (Blackwells of Oxford, 1981), The Battle for Britain: Thatcher and the New Liberals (I.B. Tauris, 1989), The End of the House of Windsor (I.B. Tauris, 1993), The English Tribe: Identity, Nation and the New Europe (Macmillan, 1996), The Super-Rich: The Unjust World of Global Capital (Macmillan, 2000), Super-State – The New Europe and the Challenge to America (I.B. Tauris, 2004), Sidekick: British Global Strategy From Churchill To Blair (Forum Press, 2006) and 'Meltdown: How The Masters of the Universe Destroyed The West's Power and Prosperity (Forum Press, 2008). His most recent work is 'Meltdown UK' ( Forum Press, 2010).

Forthcoming, to coincide with the Queen's jubilee in 2012 is: 'Grand Delusion: Britain in the Age of Elizabeth 11 ( to be published by IB Tauris)

He serves on the board of The American International University in London, and is a senior fellow at the Federal Trust. He is married, and lives in West London.

External links

• The Global Policy Institute at London Metropolitan University
• Stephen Haseler at London Metropolitan University